Previously it wasn't known that Donkey Kong 64 would be a piece of the puzzle, but Mayles' documents lay out how players would transfer items from Banjo-Kazooie, through DK64, into Banjo-Tooie and ...
For me, that's Banjo-Kazooie ... Banjo-Kazooie ... Just check out the trailer for Banjo-Kazooie ... Banjo-Kazooie ... Gregg Mayles, who led development on the original Banjo-Kazooie, retweeted the release announcement for Mumbomania and called it "splendid."
Banjo-Kazooie, the iconic bird and bear duo who first stomped onto the scene in two excellent N64 platformers, almost looked very different. The story of how Banjo-Kazooie actually began development as Project Dream has been well documented up to now.
"Then I think Gregg Mayles always wanted to have Banjo and Kazooie separate and then join up ... As for Banjo-Kazooie, the company's reportedly still listening to pitches about a possible reboot.
He also went on to work as game director on some of the most critically-acclaimed and beloved games Rare has made, from Super NES title Donkey Kong Country, to Banjoe-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie on the Nintendo 64, and even Viva Pinata on the Xbox 360.